Tom Hubble has taught introductory geology as well as specialist engineering and environmental geology courses to science and civil engineering students at the University of Sydney since 1988. He has been an examiner, marker and curriculum developer for the HSC.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Acknowledgements Part I. Tectonic Impacts: 1. Tectonic plates 2. Mountain building 3. How continents evolve 4. Natural disasters and tectonics 5. Climate and tectonics Part II. Environments through Time: 6. The ages of the Earth 7. Fossils and evolution 8. Important events of the Archaen and Early Proterozoic 9. Important events of the Late Proterozoic and Phanerozoic 10. Life moves into the terrestrial environment 11. Decimation and regeneration of the Earth's life Part III. Caring for the Country: 12. Weathering and erosion of Australia's land surfaces 13. Salinity of soils and water 14. Pesticides - effects and alternatives 15. Maintaining and protecting surface water 16. The impact of the industrial revolution on the atmosphere and hydrosphere 17. Waste management and mine-site rehabilitation Part IV. Introduced Species and the Australian Environment: 18. Survey of introduced species in Australia 19. Environmental impacts of introduced species 20. Introduced species case studies 21. Rehabilitating ecosystems damaged by introduced species 22. Modern quarantine methods Part V. Organic Geology - A Non-Renewable Resource: 23. The properties of fossil fuels 24. Environments and processes of fossil fuel formation 25. Exploration methods for coal and oil 26. The processing and uses of fossil fuels 27. The effects of fossil fuels on the environment 28. The search for alternative sources of energy Part VI. Mining and the Australian Environment: 29. Why mineral deposits are not all ore deposits 30. Mineral exploration 31. From discovery to export, 6.4 Mining society and the law 32. Mining and the environment Part VII. Oceanography: 33. Collecting data about the oceans 34. The world's oceans 35. Mass motion of the oceans 36. Life in the oceans 37. Hydrothermal vents and their communities 38. Deep-sea sediments Resources Index.
Introduction Acknowledgements Part I. Tectonic Impacts: 1. Tectonic plates 2. Mountain building 3. How continents evolve 4. Natural disasters and tectonics 5. Climate and tectonics Part II. Environments through Time: 6. The ages of the Earth 7. Fossils and evolution 8. Important events of the Archaen and Early Proterozoic 9. Important events of the Late Proterozoic and Phanerozoic 10. Life moves into the terrestrial environment 11. Decimation and regeneration of the Earth's life Part III. Caring for the Country: 12. Weathering and erosion of Australia's land surfaces 13. Salinity of soils and water 14. Pesticides - effects and alternatives 15. Maintaining and protecting surface water 16. The impact of the industrial revolution on the atmosphere and hydrosphere 17. Waste management and mine-site rehabilitation Part IV. Introduced Species and the Australian Environment: 18. Survey of introduced species in Australia 19. Environmental impacts of introduced species 20. Introduced species case studies 21. Rehabilitating ecosystems damaged by introduced species 22. Modern quarantine methods Part V. Organic Geology - A Non-Renewable Resource: 23. The properties of fossil fuels 24. Environments and processes of fossil fuel formation 25. Exploration methods for coal and oil 26. The processing and uses of fossil fuels 27. The effects of fossil fuels on the environment 28. The search for alternative sources of energy Part VI. Mining and the Australian Environment: 29. Why mineral deposits are not all ore deposits 30. Mineral exploration 31. From discovery to export, 6.4 Mining society and the law 32. Mining and the environment Part VII. Oceanography: 33. Collecting data about the oceans 34. The world's oceans 35. Mass motion of the oceans 36. Life in the oceans 37. Hydrothermal vents and their communities 38. Deep-sea sediments Resources Index.
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